The Carpathian Euroregion (CE) is an international association in Central and Eastern Europe, established on 14th February 1997 as a reunion of cross-border regions from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine and Romania. It covers a surface of 145.000 km2 and a population of 14.2 million inhabitants. Romania is represented by the counties of: Satu Mare, Sălaj, Botoşani, Harghita and Maramureş, while the Secretariat for the Romanian part is located in Maramureş. Between 2002-2004 the presidency of the organisation was ensured by our county.